Background
On October 23, 2019, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) launched the "Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War" exhibit. The exhibit focuses on girls' experiences in war and the issue of abduction and forced marriage in contemporary conflict situations. It centres the stories of two girls, Grace Acan and Evelyn Amony, who were abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army.
Acan and Amony are now grown women, mothers, researchers, activists, authors, and co-founders of the Women's Advocacy Network. They survived years in captivity, escaped to freedom, and now they advocate for justice and reparations.
The Ododo Wa exhibit came together after years of collaboration between curator Isabelle Masson, Conjugal Slavery in War (CSiW) project director Dr. Annie Bunting, CSiW project coordinator Véronique Bourget, Evelyn Amony, and Grace Acan.
A traveling version of the Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War exhibit launched in Uganda in December 2019.
The traveling exhibit was developed to facilitate community dialogues about justice, reparations, and the needs of survivors, their families, and communities in their local, regional, and national contexts.
Evelyn Amony and Grace Acan have both written memoirs about their experiences. Their books are available to purchase.
Find their books by clicking the links on the pictures of Evelyn Amony and Grace Acan holding their memoirs.
This page references:
- Ododo Wa Traveling Exhibit
- Evelyn Amony presenting Ododo Wa at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Grace Acan with her book "Not Yet Sunset: A Story of Survival and Perseverance in LRA Captivity "
- Dr. Annie Bunting, Evelyn Amony, Grace Acan, and Isabelle Masson presenting the Ododo Wa exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Isabelle Masson presenting the Ododo Wa traveling exhibit at the Uganda National Museum
- Grace Acan presenting the Ododo Wa exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Evelyn Amony with her book "I Am Evelyn Amony: Reclaiming My Life from the Lord's Resistance Army"